Bank robber in horse mask not challenged ‘because it might have offended him’

A man wearing a party horse mask and carrying a truncheon queued for over twenty minutes in a branch of NatWest Bank in Hull on Monday without being challenged by staff. He demanded money at the counter but cantered off empty-handed when a cashier pressed the panic button.

Deputy Manager Tracey Plumstead had been alerted to the person’s unusual appearance by concerned customers but decided not to act.